TBILISI, Oct 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - COVID-19 will not spell the end of world cities, which are set to grow further over the next decade, the United Nations said on Saturday, urging civic leaders to use the pandemic as a springboard to build better, more liveable urban centres.
KB.L seeks to bring to life all aspects of the ‘land issue’, recognizing that land is both a deeply important aspect of our history, and an emotive issue shaping our political landscape. KB.L seeks to develop a comprehensive sense of this history, heritage and memory through a combination of news, commissioned articles and links to research. We aim to be recognised as a trusted site providing a wide range of land related news content and research links both nationally and within Southern Africa.
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In the six months since the coronavirus began its global spread, more than 15 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and more than 600,000 have perished. Governments around the world have instituted lockdowns and shut down businesses. Entire industries have been devastated, notably travel, hospitality, and entertainment in the formal sector, and day labor and street and market vendors in the informal sector. Overall, hundreds of millions of people worldwide have lost their livelihoods.
Date: 13/07/20
Source: APS
SETIF - Le ministre du Tourisme, de l'Artisanat et du Travail familial, Mohamed Hamidou, a affirmé lundi à El Eulma (27 km à l'Est de Sétif) que la récupération du foncier touristique non exploité sera "une des priorités" de son département ministériel une fois la crise de la Covid-19 passée.
O relator especial da ONU sobre o Direito à Moradia* disse que a crise do novo coronavírus no Brasil deve levar o país a suspender todas as ordens de despejo contra famílias.
Junte-se a nós para o lançamento online do Prindex, a primeira pesquisa global que mede a segurança das pessoas de acordo a seus direitos à propiedade da terra. Tendo publicado anteriormente dados e análises para 33 países, a Prindex está pronta para lançar seu conjunto de dados global sobre 140 países.
Globally, the UN estimates that 1.6 billion people struggle to find adequate housing. Kenya’s Constitution Article 43(1) (b), provides that ‘every person has the right to accessible and adequate housing and reasonable standards of sanitation’. Kenyans suffer insecurity of tenure and are victims of frequent forceful evictions. This is a country that never follows up on building standards, leave alone rent controls. The current leadership is money-minded and has no interest in public housing.
